Tastymeat wrote:I am not into this survival thing. I like realistic vore and wish for the prey, whether that's me or not, is to die for the pred.
Don't take this the wrong way, but the whole idea of "Realistic Vore" is somewhat baffling to me.
If we are talking about a human (or something with equivalent intellectual capacity) eating another human, why is it inherently more "realistic" for it to be lethal? Humans are complex creatures, with emotions, physiological complexes, and moral beliefs. There are dozens of reasons why a (human) predator might choose to let their prey survive, ranging from sadistic to merciful. Perhaps they are a sadist who wants to be able to repeatedly torture their victim and prolong their pleasure? On the other hand perhaps a predator might be morally opposed to killing other sentient beings. Or perhaps they DO kill some people, but they a have an emotional relationship to a specific individual who they don't want to kill.
If your objection is related to the biological plausibility of someone surviving mutilation and partial ingestion, I still say that humanity's intellectual capacity allows for that to be possible. If the predator really WANTS the prey to survive, they could easily do so by studying anatomy and applying that knowledge. Removal of skin, blood, fat, and even muscle tissue can be non-fatal if done properly. You wouldn't even necessarily need to be medically trained. The only major concern would be blood loss or infection, which can both be easily controlled using the proper tools and medicine. Let's say, for example, that we are looking at a modern-tech setting with NO magic.
You could have a predator who abducts, (since you don't like consensual stuff), their prey and restrains them. They decide to remove the prey's arms, for example, and so they apply tight tourniquets first, get a sharp clean saw, and then cut them off. They cauterize the stumps and administer antibiotics. Optionally, if pain needs to be avoided, they could administer painkillers or even anesthetics before the operation. Assuming that it was done properly, the only real threat is that the prey might go into shock, but that can be treated as well. Tada! Now the predator has some human arms, ready to eat, and the prey is still alive and will most likely recover.
If we are looking at a fantasy setting, because let's face it, most Vore occurs in fantasy settings, (where do you think all those dragons, demons, nagas, werewolves, and other nonhuman predators live? Not on earth, I can tell you that much!), there is really no limit to what is possible or plausible. Magic is not necessarily "realistic," but realism shouldn't really matter if you are already dealing with mythical creatures in another reality. As long as the magic in question is already established to exist in the setting, it doesn't pose a plausibility problem for me. Vore in Warcraft, for example, would be ludicrously easy to survive, considering that there are druids, priests, and paladins who can heal even the most grievous wounds, and sometimes even resurrect the dead.
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The only time I see non-lethal Vore being unrealistic is if you are dealing with an animal predator which is not smart enough to understand or care about it's actions. It would have to be of subhuman intelligence and lack the ability to even *want* it's prey to survive; if it's smart enough to reflect upon it's actions, it might decide that it wants to be merciful (or sadistic) and allow its prey to live. If the predator wants it's prey to survive badly enough, i am sure it can find a way to do so...
...unless it lives in a non-magical AND low-tech world. That would be the only time it become biologically impossible. If you don'y have modern medicine OR magic, that would probably make all Vore lethal, or at least very risky for the prey. I don't know many such setting, GoT is the only one that comes to mind off the top of my head.
Tl;DR - Non-lethal hard Vore is actually possible in almost all settings, if the predator want's the prey to survive, they can find a way to make it happen. It could even work in the real world, provided you had access to basic medical technology and knew how to use it properly. It doesn't make sense for FERAL predators, but not all predators in Vore fantasy are feral. It also doesn't work in pre-modern settings, without access to medical technology, where magic is also not an option.